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Sir i m ashish gupta frm jammu. I have got the degree in medical microbiology from H.N.B garhawal university,srinagar;uttrakhand and now i m doing masters in microbiology.can i apply for the post of drug inspector?

The Drug Inspector(DI) examination is generally a State Service under the Health & Family Welfare Department ,conducted by Orissa Public Service Commission(OPSC) ,Maharashtra Public Service Commission(MPSC)as well as Union Public Service Commission(UPSC) etc.....

Qualification:

1: you should have a Bachelor degree in Pharmacy(B.Pharm) or Pharmaceutical Sciences of Medicine in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a recognized University or its equivalent

2:You should have minimum eighteen months’ experience in manufacture.

3:you age should be between 21yr-35yr for general candidates.
3yr relaxation for OBC and 5yr relaxation for SC/ST candidates.

4:You should be Indian citizen

5:You will be selected on the basis of Written examination and Viva Voce

a) The written examination will consist of two papers.
The examination in Pharmacy(core subject) will be in Paper-I consisting of 200 marks.

B)General Knowledge will be in Paper-II consisting of 50 marks.

c) Then there will be the Viva-Voce Test for 25 marks.

d)Then the physical fitness test will be conducted

The syllabus of the Paper one is as follows:

1: Forensic Pharmacy

2:Manufacturing Pharmacy

3:Pharmaceutical Analysis

4:Medicinal Chemistry

5: Pharmacognesy

6:Pharmacology & Toxiology

7:Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy

8:Anatomy, Physiology & Health Education

for details syllabus visit:http://opsc.nic.in/sylla-drugin.htm

The Central Drugs Standard Control Organization recruits Drugs Inspectors through the UPSC exam.

To qualify as a drug inspector you need any of the following qualifications:
Degree in Pharmacy or Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Master’s degree in Chemistry with Pharmaceuticals as a special subject or Associate Diploma of the Institute of Chemists (India) obtained by passing the exam with “Analysis of Drugs & Pharmaceuticals” as a subject or Pharmaceutical Chemist Diploma of the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain or a degree in Medicine or Science with at least 1-year training in a laboratory under a (i) govt analyst appointed under the Drugs & Cosmetics Act or (ii) chemical examiner or (iii) Fellow of the Royal Institute of Chemistry, Great Britain (Branch E).

As you are a degree holder in Medical Microbiology so you are definitely eligible for the job which is one of the eligibility criteria for the job of Drug Inspector.

A candidate must be under 32 years and above 21 years of age to apply for this job.

Hai,

The drug inspector exam is conducted by the UPSC once in every year.

Eligibility criteria:

The candidate should be complete graduation in pharmacy or pharmaceutical sciences or microbiology or medical microbiology from any recognised university.

You should be a citizen of india.

Age limits is 21 years to 32years.

For more details visit

http://www.upsc.gov.in

Best of luck

Educational Qualification :

degree in pharmacy of pharmaceutical science or medicine with specialisation in clinical pharmacology or microbiology from a recognized university
Citizen of Indian
Age between 21 to 32 years
Examination Fee : Rs.100/-

Verification on the date of interview before the interview starts , we shall not be allowed to appear at the interview

H.S.C or Equivalent certificate in support of declartion of age issued by the concerned Board

P.U/P.P/Intemediate issued by the concerned board

Degree/diploma certificat issud by recognized university

marks lists in suppoprt of all the aforesaid exam passed

Syllabus for written Exam :

Forensic Pharmacy
Manufacturing Pharmacy
Pharmaceutical analysis
Medical chemistry
Pharmacognosy
Pharmacognosy
pharmacology & toxicology
Hospital & Clinical Pharmacy
Anatomy , Physiology & Health Education

Originally Posted by Ashishgupta407

Sir i m ashish gupta frm jammu. I have got the degree in medical microbiology from H.N.B garhawal university,srinagar;uttrakhand and now i m doing masters in microbiology.can i apply for the post of drug inspector?

-->>> Yes,Your are Eligible for the Drug Inspector

>> The Full Details about the Eligibility of Drug Inspector are::--


>> Drug inspector exam is conducted by UPSC in nation wide and any students who is indian citizen and eliigble for the post can apply .A students must have completed his graduation to apply for the drug inspector exam.

>> There are different states like Maharastra ,gujrat,rajasthan which also conduct their own written exam to select candidates in drug inspector post in that states .

>> Through UPSC you may get drug inspector post in any states .

>> Since you have specifically told about any particular states drug inspector exam so iamproviding information related to the examination conducted by UPSC.

-->> Eligibility :--


>> Only gradutes students in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a recognized university can apply for the drug inspector post .

-->> Age limit :.

-- For general candidates : 21 to 32 yeeas
-- For SC/ST :21 to 37 years
-- For OBC:21 to 35 years
　

The syllabus of the exam

- clinical pharmacy
- pharmacology
- medicinal chemistry
- pharmaceutical analysis
- manufacturing pharmacy

-->> Selection procedure :

Selection in the drug inspector post in done in two stages :

1.Written exam::It is consist of two papers.

Paper-I :: Pharmacy and is of 200 marks and 2 hours duration .

Paper-II:: General Knowledge and is of 50 marks and 1 hours duration

2.Interview ::Its a personal interview test and of maximum 25 marks .

The notification related to the drug inspector exam is not yet declared but do not worry you will be notified through the employment news papers or the UPSC websites about the exams.....

>> For more details visit the link http://www.upsc.gov.in/



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i am a student of B.pharma , is it necessary for me to do M.pharm to apply for drug inspector exam ?

A candidate must have hold a degree in Pharmacy of Pharmaceutical Sciences or Medicine with specialisation in Clinical Pharmacology or Microbiology from a University established in India by law.
Student in final year can also apply for the exam

So yes you can be a drug inspector.

for more info log onto this website:- www.upsc.gov.in